GDT: GM #48 LA Kings vs Vancouver Canucks @7:00

[kingsboy11]

Los Angeles Kings(25-17-5, 55pts, 4th in Pacific) @ Vancouver Canucks(18-23-6,42 pts, 7th in Pacific)
Rogers Arena| Vancouver, BC
TIME: 7:00 PM PT | TV: FSW | RADIO: 790 KABC

QUICK STATS
Previous meeting: LAK 4-3

PP/PK	20th/1st	6th/26th
Faceoffs	18th	24th
Leading Scorers	Anze Kopitar:18 goals, 30 assists, 48 points	Brock Boeser: 22 goals, 19 assists, 41 points

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

Lines*

Extras: Johnny Brodzinski, Paul Ladue, Andy Andreoff
Injuries: Jeff Carter

Injuries: Derek Dorsett, Erik Gudbranson

Quotes from the Coach:​

On carry-overs he’d like to see from Sunday’s game:
Certainly a carry-over from the second and third period. I mean, the first period, we didn’t have the start we wanted, but I liked the way we started the forecheck. I don’t want to misinterpret this, but you want to be in the position to get the right position on people and go through people. It’s not about running people, it’s just about body positioning. I thought as the game went on we did a better job of getting on the right side of people and pushing people off the puck as opposed to swinging by people. I thought we were guilty of that in the first period, so I’d really like to see us play tight in terms of working to create good support on the puck. I think it allows us to play fast and really commit to the forecheck.

We’ve moved people around, Amadio came in last game, and he’s a young kid that’s got a lot of composure that made a couple big plays on the power play that made a difference, but I think there’s been signs all year. I think with any part of your game, you want consistency, and we’d certainly like to see some consistency with that part of our game.

On having faced Vancouver while they’ve been healthy and less healthy, and preparing for tonight:
Well, they’re a strong team down the middle. You can’t forget about the Sedins, either, right? They’ve always created an – I don’t want to say a ‘mismatch’ – but they probably have match-ups they hadn’t had before with the presence of those guys in their lineup. Tanev’s back in the lineup healthy as well, so we think their forward group is an extremely deep group, and I think we look at even the game in here last time when they didn’t have those guys, it was important that we had contributions from everybody. We need everybody to be able to play against everybody. We need everybody playing a responsible game, and we trust our team that they can do that.

Tweets of the game!






LA Kings on Twitter

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[Sol]

Another won.

 

[Little Psycho]

Must win.

 

[KINGS17]

So here's the thing - the Canucks suck. Kings better win.

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

The Canucks have the second worst record in the West and fourth worst team in the league, and the Kings are 1-1-0 so far in previous meetings against them.

So expect a tightly fought contest.

 

[LAKings88]

Dowd with a hat trick, Kings w........er Canucks win.

 

[deaderhead28]

I predict a Kings win!!

 

[The Pale King]

I don't understand how Vancouver has the 7th ranked power play. No excuse for our guys, even with Carter out.

I'm going 4-3 LA in the shootout, and I'm expecting an entertaining game, believe it or not.

 

[KingCanadain1976]

I've talked my dad into watching his Canucks on tv tonight So i am hoping for a win so i don't have to hear about it all week lol Looking forward to seeing Brock Boeser and edler (who i think would be a perfect partner for alec martinez ) Kings 5 van 2 Go Kings Go

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

I don't understand how Vancouver has the 7th ranked power play. No excuse for our guys, even with Carter out.

I'm going 4-3 LA in the shootout, and I'm expecting an entertaining game, believe it or not.

I honestly cannot remember the last time we had an entertaining game vs. Vancouver. 2012?

They play not to lose. Expecting total garbage tonight.

 

[kingsholygrail]

I hope this is the universe where the Kings come out and bully the Canucks tonight.

 

[Little Psycho]

The Canucks have the second worst record in the West and fourth worst team in the league, and the Kings are 1-1-0 so far in previous meetings against them.

So expect a tightly fought contest.

 

[HansH]

*sigh*

 

[Little Psycho]

f***ing hell

 

[KingCanadain1976]

god damn

 

[Bandit]

Maybe we should just start every game down 1-0?

 

[tny760]

this is getting very, very old

 

[Ollie Weeks]

Christ, missed it lol.

 

[kingsfan28]

Damn it, another early goal given up!

1-0

 

[Sol]

Quick is very f***ing soft.

Another goal on the first 2 shots. Clean up your act you idiot.

 

[kingsholygrail]

Maybe we should just start every game down 1-0?

They're just never prepared to actually play a game. They have to work themselves up into it as the game goes on and just hope the opposing team doesn't jump out to a big lead.

 

[kovacro]

Groundhog Day

 

[onlyalad]

Do I blame Muzzin for backing away from a puck along the boards
Or Quick for sigh

 

[kingsholygrail]

Quick is very ****ing soft.

Another goal on the first 2 shots. Clean up your act you idiot.

 

[Bandit]

They're just never prepared to actually play a game. They have to work themselves up into it as the game goes on and just hope the opposing team doesn't jump out to a big lead.

Yup. Sombody needs to rub icy hot in their jocks before puck drop